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PAGE 10B PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. MARCH 2. 2023
ROCK GA. (706)253-9290,
MONDAY, March 13, 2023 at
5:00 P.M. All sales are final.
UNIT#: 132 - Scott Wilkins. Ten
ants have the right to redeem
contents of their units any time
before 5:00 P.M., SATURDAY,
MARCH 11, 2023 no partial pay
ment will be accepted and Af
fordable Storage reserves the
right to NO-SALE.
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER
POWER
GEORGIA, PICKENS COUNTY
By virtue of a Power of Sale
contained in that certain Secu
rity Deed from MATTHEW PAT
TERSON and JASON J
BROWN to MORTGAGE ELEC
TRONIC REGISTRATION SYS
TEMS INC. AS GRANTEE, AS
NOMINEE FOR CALIBER
HOME LOANS, INC., dated Au
gust 18, 2016, recorded August
23, 2016, in Deed Book 1092,
Page 501, Pickens County,
Georgia Records, said Security
Deed having been given to se
cure a Note of even date in the
original principal amount of One
Hundred Sixty-Two Thousand
Eleven and 00/100 dollars
($162,011.00), with interest
thereon as provided for therein,
said Security Deed having been
last sold, assigned and trans
ferred to NewRez LLC d/b/a
Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing,
there will be sold at public out
cry to the highest bidder for
cash at the Pickens County
Courthouse, within the legal
hours of sale on the first Tues
day in April, 2023, all properly
described in said Security Deed
including but not limited to the
following described property:
ALL THAT TRACT OR PAR
CEL OF LAND LYING AND
BEING IN LAND LOT 298 OF
THE 12TH DISTRICT, 2ND
SECTION OF PICKENS
COUNTY, GEORGIA, AND
BEING 1.748 ACRES IDENTI
FIED AS TRACT “B” ON PLAT
OF SURVEY ENTITLED “SUR
VEY FOR EXCLUSIVE PROP
ERTIES” DATED JULY 2, 2002,
PREPARED BY DAVID BAR
TON, G.R.L.S. NO. 2533, AND
RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK
OO, PAGE 8, PICKENS
COUNTY, GEORGIA
RECORDS, AND BY RE-
FRENCE THERETO, SAID
PLAT OF SURVEY IS INCOR
PORATED HEREIN AND MADE
A PART HEREOF, BEING IM
PROVED PROPERTY KNOWN
AS 75 MOUNTAIN CREST RD,
JASPER, GEORGIA30143, AC
CORDING TO THE PRESENT
SYSTEM OF NUMBERING
HOUSES IN PICKENS
COUNTY, GEORGIA AND
BEING THE SAME PROPERTY
CONVEYED TO EXCLUSIVE,
INC. FROM WILLIAM A.
BROWN, BY VIRTUE OF A
WARRANTY DEED DATED
JANUARY 14, 2004 AND
RECORDED FEBRUARY 5,
2005 AT DEED BOOK 566,
PAGE 186, PICKENS COUNTY,
GEORGIA RECORDS.
Said legal description being
controlling, however the prop
erty is more commonly known
as 75 MOUNTAIN CREST DR,
JASPER, GA 30143.
The indebtedness secured by
said Security Deed has been
and is hereby declared due be
cause of default under the terms
of said Security Deed. The in
debtedness remaining in de
fault, this sale will be made for
the purpose of paying the same,
all expenses of the sale, includ
ing attorneys’ fees (notice to col
lect same having been given)
and all other payments provided
for under the terms of the Secu
rity Deed.
Said property will be sold on
an “as-is” basis without any rep
resentation, warranty or re
course against the
above-named or the under
signed. The sale will also be
subject to the following items
which may affect the title: any
outstanding ad valorem taxes
(including taxes which are a
lien, whether or not now due
and payable); the right of re
demption of any taxing author
ity; matters which would be
disclosed by an accurate survey
or by an inspection of the prop
erty; all zoning ordinances; as
sessments; liens;
encumbrances; restrictions;
covenants, and any other mat
ters of record superior to said
Security Deed.
To the best of the knowledge
and belief of the undersigned,
the owner and party in posses
sion of the property is
MATTHEW PATTERSON,
JASON J BROWN, AMANDA
PATTERSON, or tenants(s).
The sale will be conducted sub
ject (1) to confirmation that the
sale is not prohibited under the
U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2)
to final confirmation and audit of
the status of the loan with the
holder of the Security Deed.
The entity having full authority to
negotiate, amend or modify all
terms of the loan (although not
required by law to do so) is:
NewRez LLC, F/K/A New Penn
Financial, LLC, D/B/A Shellpoint
Mortgage Servicing, Loss Miti
gation Dept., 75 Beattie Place
Ste. 300, Greenville, SC 29601,
Telephone Number: 800-365-
7107. Nothing in O.C.G.A. Sec
tion 44-14-162.2 shall be
construed to require a secured
creditor to negotiate, amend, or
modify the terms of the mort
gage instrument.
NEWREZ LLC D/B/A SHELL-
POINT MORTGAGE SERVIC
ING
as Attorney in Fact for
MATTHEW PATTERSON,
JASON J BROWN
THE BELOW LAW FIRM MAY
BE HELD TO BE ACTING AS A
DEBT COLLECTOR, UNDER
FEDERAL LAW. IF SO, ANY IN
FORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PUR
POSE.
Attorney Contact: Rubin Lublin,
LLC, 3145 Avalon Ridge Place,
Suite 100, Peachtree Corners,
GA 30071
Telephone Number: (877) 813-
0992 Case No. SHP-22-07297-
1
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF
PICKENS COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: ESTATE OF JOLEY
BLONDE WATSON
DECEASED
ESTATE NO. 2023-ES-023
PETITION FOR LETTERS OF
ADMINISTRATION NOTICE
To whom it may concern:
Helen Marie Nelson has peti
tioned for Helen Marie Nelson to
be appointed Administrator(s) of
the estate of Joley Blonde Wat
son, deceased, of said county.
The petitioner has also applied
for waiver of bond, waiver of re
ports, waiver of statements,
and/or grant of certain powers
contained in O.C.G.A. § 53-12-
261). All interested persons are
hereby notified to show cause
why said petition should not be
granted. All objections to the Pe
tition must be in writing, setting
forth the grounds of any such
objections, and must be filed
with the Court on or before
March 27, 2023.
BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All
objections to the Petition must
be in writing, setting forth the
grounds of any such objections.
All objections should be sworn
to before a notary public or be
fore a Probate Court Clerk, and
filing fees must be tendered with
your objection, unless you qual
ify to file as an indigent party.
Contact Probate Court person
nel for the required amount of
filing fees. If any objections are
filed, a hearing will be sched
uled at a later date. If no objec
tions are filed, the Petition may
be granted without a hearing.
Judge of the Probate Court
David W. Lindsey
50 N. Main Street
Jasper, Ga. 30143
706-253-8755
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Sealed proposals will be re
ceived by Pickens County/ Pick
ens County Airport Authority at
the Pickens County Airport Ter
minal, 193 Airport Road, Jasper,
Georgia 30143 until 2:00 pm
Tuesday, March 28th, 2023, at
which time and place bids will
be publicly opened and read
aloud for the furnishing of labor,
materials, and equipment for the
Airfield Lighting project at the
Pickens County Airport. Bids re
ceived after stated time will not
be accepted.
The work generally consists
of airfield lighting and signage.
Pickens County/ Pickens
County Airport Authority re
serves the right to reject any or
all bids, to waive informalities,
and to re-advertise or abandon
this solicitation at the Sponsor's
sole discretion. Nothing herein
shall be construed as a commit
ment on the part of the Sponsor
to award a contract.
Bidding documents may be
examined at (1) the Office of the
Engineer, Lead Edge Design
Group, Inc., 300 Parkbrooke
Place, Suite 100, Woodstock,
GA30189 during normal busi
ness hours. Bidding documents
may be purchased directly from
the Engineer at a non-refund-
able cost of $100.00 for bidding
documents in digital format
(pdf), or at a non-refundable
cost of $500.00 for a printed set
of bidding documents. Payment
will be accepted in the form of a
check or money order and can
be mailed to the Office of the
Engineer, Attn: Amanda Rostin.
Allow 24 business hours for pro
cessing of bidding documents in
digital format (pdf), and 72 busi
ness hours for processing of a
printed set of bidding docu
ments upon the Engineer’s re
ceipt of payment. Bidders are
required to obtain the bidding
documents directly from the En
gineer at least 24 business
hours prior to the Bid Opening.
No bid will be accepted from a
bidder whose name is not in
cluded on the Engineer's Plan
Holders List.
Bidders are required to submit
all questions in writing to
arostin @ leadedgedesign .com.
The deadline for bidder's ques
tions is 5:00pm on Tuesday,
March 21st, 2023.
This project is funded in part
under provisions of the Airport
and Airway Safety and Capacity
Act of 1987. Certain mandatory
federal requirements apply to
this solicitation and will be made
a part of any contract awarded.
All Bidders must be licensed as
required by the State of Geor
gia
ABANDONED MOTOR Vehicle
Petition Advertisement
You are hereby notified that
a petition was filed in the Magis
trate Court of Pickens County to
foreclose a lien for all amounts
owed. If the lien is foreclosed, a
court shall order the sale of the
below referenced vehicles to
satisfy the debt.
The vehicles are located at
40 Autopark Dr. Jasper, GA
30143.
Anyone with an ownership
interest may file an answer to
this petition on or before:
3/29/23
Answer forms may be found
in the Magistrate Court Clerk’s
Office located at: 50 North Main
St. Jasper, GA30143
Forms may also be obtained on
line at www.georgiamagistrate-
council.com
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2003 Dodge Ram 1500 Vin#
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1997 Ford Ranger Vin#
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2006 Honda Accord Vin#
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2008 Mazda CX-9 Vin#
JM3TB28A180140819
1998 Harley Davidson FLH
Vin# 1HD1DJL14KY508400
2002 Harley Davidson Dyna
Glide Vin#
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1996 Ford F-150 Vin#
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2001 Chevrolet Silverado Vin#
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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF
PICKENS COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: MATTIE H. SHIELDS
DECEASED
ESTATE NO: 2022-ES-075
NOTICE FOR DISCHARGE
FROM OFFICE AND ALL LIA
BILITY
IN RE: Petition for Discharge of
Personal Representative
TO: the beneficiaries under the
will, and to whom it may con
cern:
This is to notify you to file objec
tion, if there is any, to the above-
referenced petition, in this Court
on or before March 13th, 2023.
BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All
objections to the petition must
be in writing, setting forth the
grounds of any such objections.
All objections should be sworn
to before a notary public or be
fore a probate court clerk, and
filing fees must be tendered with
your objections, unless you
qualify to file as an indigent
party. Contact probate court per
sonnel for the required amount
of filing fees.
If any objections are filed, a
hearing will be scheduled at a
later date. If no objections are
filed, the petition may be
granted without a hearing.
David W. Lindsey, Judge of the
Probate Court, 50 N. Main
Street, Jasper, GA30143
706-253-8755
STATE OF GEORGIA
PICKENS COUNTY
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
RE: Estate of Becky Jean
Mulkey
All debtors and creditors of
the Estate of Jean Mulkey, de
ceased, late of Pickens County,
Georgia, are hereby notified to
render their demands and pay
ments to the Personal Repre
sentative^) of the estate,
according to law, and all per
sons indebted to said estate are
required to make immediate
payment to the Personal Repre
sentative^).
Mary Catherine Gay, 434 Apple
Lane, Jasper, Ga. 30143.
This February 22, 2023.
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
All creditors of the Estate of
GAYLE RICHARDS RICE a/k/a
EVELYN GAYLE RICE, de
ceased, late of Pickens County,
Georgia, are hereby notified to
render in their demands to the
undersigned according to law,
and all persons indebted to said
estate are required to make im
mediate payment.
This 28th day February, 2023.
SAMS & COLE, LLC
/s/ H. Brian Sams
H. BRIAN SAMS, Attorney for
Alan Harold Rice, Executor of
the Estate of Gayle Richards
Rice a/k/a Evelyn Gayle Rice,
DprP3QpH
SAMS & COLE, LLC, 2809 Las
siter Road, Suite 100, Marietta,
Georgia 30062-5682
(770) 552-4727, (770) 552-2775
LEGAL NOTICE Cagletown
Mini-Warehouses & Storage,
Inc., 117 Cagle Road, Jasper,
Georgia 30143 will hold a public
sale of the contents of the fol
lowing storage units on March
18, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. at the
warehouse location at 176
Cagle Road. The contents of
these units will be sold to the
highest bidder. Buyer(s) will
have 24 hours to remove the
contents from these units.
Leasees have the right to pay
balance due until time of sale.
Units contain misc. boxes, men
items, furniture, misc. tools,
power tools and household
goods. Inquiries call Terry A.
Cagle at 770-735-2573.
Unit #28 LaDora Carroll
Unit #150 Keith Patterson.
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
The undersigned does
hereby certify that Brian Judson
Bourke conducting a business
as Inspectgeorgia in the City of
Marble Hill, County of Pickens in
the State of Georgia, under the
name of Inspectgeorgia and that
the nature of the business is
Home Inspection Service and
that the names and addresses
of the persons, firms or partner
ship owning and carrying on
said trade or business are: Brian
Judson Bourke, 12813 Highway
53 #324, Marble Hill, Ga. 30148.
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF
PICKENS COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: ROSEANNE GAL
LARDO
DECEASED
ESTATE NO: 2013-ES-41
NOTICE FOR DISCHARGE
FROM OFFICE AND ALL LIA
BILITY
IN RE: Petition for Discharge of
Personal Representative
TO: the beneficiaries under the
will, and to whom it may con
cern:
This is to notify you to file
objection, if there is any, to the
above-referenced petition, in
this Court on or before March
13th, 2023.
BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All
objections to the petition must
be in writing, setting forth the
grounds of any such objections.
All objections should be sworn
to before a notary public or be
fore a probate court clerk, and
filing fees must be tendered with
your objections, unless you
qualify to file as an indigent
party. Contact probate court per
sonnel for the required amount
of filing fees.
If any objections are filed, a
hearing will be scheduled at a
later date. If no objections are
filed, the petition may be
granted without a hearing.
David W. Lindsey
Judge of the Probate Court
50 N. Main Street
Jasper, GA30143
706-253-8755
STATE OF GEORGIA
PICKENS COUNTY
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
RE: Estate of Mattie Jean
Elrod
All debtors and creditors of
the Estate of Mattie Jean Elrod,
deceased, late of Pickens
County, Georgia, are hereby no
tified to render their demands
and payments to the Personal
Representative(s) of the estate,
according to law, and all per
sons indebted to said estate are
required to make immediate
payment to the Personal Repre
sentative^).
Daisy Fontain Benson, 82 CC
Pritchard St., Jasper, Ga.
30143.
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF
PICKENS COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: PAUL MARTIN LUBKE
DECEASED
ESTATE NO: 2023-ES-028
NOTICE OF PETITION TO FILE
FOR YEAR’S SUPPORT
The Petition of Leslie Ann
Lubke, for a year's support from
the estate of Paul Martin Lubke,
deceased, for decedent's surviv
ing spouse, having been duly
filed, all interested persons are
hereby notified to show cause, if
any they have, on or before
March 27th, 2023, why said pe
tition should not be granted.
All objections to the petition
must be in writing, setting forth
the grounds of any such objec
tions, and must be filed on or
before the time stated in the
preceding sentence. All objec
tions should be sworn to before
a notary public or before a pro
bate court clerk, and filing fees
must be tendered with your ob
jections, unless you qualify to
file as in indigent party. Contact
probate court personnel for the
required amount of filing fees. If
any objections are filed, a hear
ing will be scheduled at a later
date. If no objections are filed,
the petition may be granted
without a hearing.
Judge of the Probate Court
David W. Lindsey, 50 N. Main
Street, Jasper, GA30143. 706-
253-8755
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE
OF RIGHT TO REDEEM
To: GENERAL TAX EQUI
TIES, LLC., CAROL B.
CRUTCHER, SALACOA HIGH
LANDS HOMEOWNERS AS
SOCIATION, INC., any and all
occupants of the property de
scribed herein, and any and all
individuals/entities claiming an
interest in or right to the prop
erty described herein.
TAKE NOTICE THAT:
The right to redeem the fol
lowing described property, to
wit:
All and only that parcel of
land designated as Tax Parcel
061B 121, lying and being in
Land Lots 147 & 148 of the 13th
Land District, 2nd Section, Pick
ens County, Georgia, containing
1.56 acres, more or less, being
Lot 537, Salacoa Highlands
Subdivision, Section XVII,
shown in Plat Book S, Page
222, described Deed Book 636,
Page 110, the description con
tained therein being incorpo
rated herein by this reference,
located on Mulberry Circle.
Will expire and be forever
foreclosed and barred on the
6th day of April, 2023, or 30
days after you are served with
this Notice, whichever comes
later.
The tax deed to which this
notice relates is dated the 1 st
day of February, 2022 and is
recorded in the Office of the
Clerk of the Superior Court of
Pickens County, Georgia in
Deed Book 1321, Page 767.
The property may be re
deemed at any time before the
close of business on the 6th day
of April, 2023, or 30 days after
you are served with this Notice,
whichever comes later, by pay
ment of the redemption priced
as fixed and provided by law to
Shirley Elliott and Phillip Elliott,
c/o P. Andrew Lowman, Attorney
at Law, 12 North Main Street,
Jasper, GA30143.
Please be governed accord
ingly. This 28th day of February,
2023.
P. Andrew Lowman, Attorney for
Shirley Elliott and Phillip Elliott,
12 North Main Street, Jasper,
GA 30143 706-253-7701
PICKENS COUNTY Elections
& Registration
3100 Camp Road Suite B
Jasper, GA 30143
Office: (706) 253-8781 Fax:
(706) 253-8782
REGULAR CALLED MEETING
The Pickens County Board
of Elections and Registration will
hold a regular called meeting on
Tuesday March 7th, 2023 at
6:30 pm in the Pickens Room at
the County Administrative Build
ing, 1266 East Church Street,
Jasper, GA30143. The public is
invited to attend.
Stacey Godfrey, Supervisor
Pickens County Elections and
Registration
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS-
for Structure Demolition and
Site Cleanup
The City of Jasper is accept
ing sealed bids for Bid No.
2023-007 Structure Demolition
and Site Cleanup. The Scope of
Work shall include all removal of
contents, demolition of struc
ture, and removal of structural
debris for the wooden barn lo
cated at the following address:
277 Burton Street, Jasper, GA
30143
Construction activities in
clude, but are not limited to; site
content removal, demolition of
structure, and removal of debris
from contents and/or structure.
All prices will be inclusive of
labor, tools, equipment, dis
posal, and hauling.
Proposers shall inform them
selves of all conditions under
which the work is to be per
formed, concerning the site of
the work, the structure of the
ground, the obstacles which
may be encountered, and all
other relevant matters concern
ing the work to be performed.
Proposers shall submit W-9, E-
Verify/Save Affidavit, and Evi
dence of Insurance.
A proposer to whom a con
tract is awarded will not be al
lowed any extra compensation
by reason of any such matters
or things concerning which the
proposer did not inform himself
prior to proposing. The suc
cessful proposer must employ,
as far as possible, such meth
ods and means in carrying out
of this work in a timely manner.
All work shall be completed with
60 days. Submit sealed bids for
construction of: Bid No. 2023-
007 Structure Demolition and
Site Cleanup, City of Jasper,
200 Burnt Mountain Road,
Jasper, Georgia 30143
Bids will be accepted until
2:00 o’clock P.M. EST Tuesday,
March 28, 2023. “Proposals” re
ceived after 2:00 P.M. EST,
Tuesday, March 28, 2023, will
not be accepted or considered.
Information for Bidders may
be requested at: City of Jasper
Attn: Lindsey Williams, 200
Burnt Mountain Road, Jasper,
GA30143. 706-692-9100
NOTE: The City of Jasper re
serves the right to waive any or
all informalities, accept or reject
any or all bids, to re-advertise
and award in the best interest of
the City.
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GREAT CAREERS
SERVING YOUR COMMUNITY.
The City of Jasper is now accepting applications for the following positions:
(1) Mandated Police Officer - Starting pay is $46,912.00 - 84 hours within a 2-
week period - paid bi-weekly, Night shift/Split shift 1 hour incentive at regular rate
(2) Certified Water Plant Operator III - (night shift)- Starting pay $16.00 - (12
hours each day) 7 days on 7 days off, 7 hours straight pay for shift differential each
week - paid bi-weekly
(3) Water Distribution Technician - Starting pay $16.00 hour - 40 hours a week-
paid weekly, rotating 7 days on call with additional 7 hours at straight time nights
and weekends required for shift differential.
(2) Public Works Technician - Starting pay $16.00 an hour - 40 hours a week-
paid weekly, rotating 7 days on call with additional 7 hours at straight time nights
and weekends required for shift differential.
(1) Fire Marshal - Pay Range: $52,000.00 - $58,000.00 - 40 hours week - paid
weekly
Documentation is required for education and experience to determine exact
pay. All positions will be provided a uniform to work.
Interested applicants can find detailed job descriptions on our webpage at
www.jasper-ga.us under Human Resources. Fill out the appropriate application
(police is the only separate one- everyone else fill out the main city application),
provide a cover letter and resume. All references, Professional and Personal,
should not be related to you. A complete and detailed application will be considered
over one that is incomplete. All positions require a valid driver’s license as you will
be driving a city owned vehicle while on the clock. Police officers will be given a
vehicle to take home (with a maximum radius milage).
Benefits for Full Time positions include Medical - Tier amounts, Dental -100%
employer paid for employee only, Vision - Tier amounts, Short-term - 60% weekly
income, Long-term - 60% weekly income and AD&D Insurance. Employer-Paid
Retirement, Employer-Paid Life Insurance (Employee-25k, Spouse $5k, Children
$2500. Per child), Employer-Paid Police Officer Annuity and Benefit of GA re
tirement and GA Firefighter Pension, Hartford Firefighter Cancer Coverage. Accrual
paid Sick, Vacation and (13) Holidays Leave.
Positions will be open until filled. If your applica
tion is chosen to move forward you will receive
an email (that is listed on your application). Email
is our prime way of communication as some
phone carriers block our main line number.
Once you have completed these requests submit
them to Stacy Johnson, Human Resources at
sjohnson@jasper-ga.us and my direct line is
706-301-5004 if you have any further questions.